UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 1997 · Q1(b) · 20 marks
The architectural and artistic features of the great stupa at Sanchi.
- Chapter
- Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas)
- Topic
- Art: Gandhara, Mathura and the Stupas
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